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11. High BP In Pregnancy Tied to Newborn Heart Defects
    
    By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Oct. 20, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Babies born to moms with a pregnancy complication called pre-eclampsia may have a heightened risk of heart defects, a large new study finds. The Canadian researchers stressed that the risk is still very low: More serious hea
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12. Docs: No Amount of Alcohol Safe During Pregnancy
    
    By Randy Dotinga HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Oct. 19, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- While some studies have hinted that a little alcohol might be harmless during pregnancy, a leading U.S. pediatricians' group has issued a new warning that no amount of drinking is safe while pregnant. "The only guarantee o
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13. Infants' Heart Defect and Pregnancy Blood Sugar
    
    By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Oct. 12, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- High blood sugar levels during pregnancy may increase a baby's risk of a heart defect, even among women without diabetes, a new study suggests. "Diabetes is the tail end of a spectrum of metabolic abnormalities," said stud
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14. Common Gene Variant May Raise Miscarriage Risk
    
    By Mary Elizabeth Dallas HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Oct. 8, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists report that a common gene variant may be linked to both early pregnancy loss and failed in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments. The variant in a woman's genome, which causes errors in the cell replicat
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15. 3D Printing Safeguards Baby Before Birth
    
    By Tara Haelle HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Oct. 6, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- When Michigan doctors saw a large mass on the face of a fetus late in pregnancy, they feared it might block the baby's airway at birth. The doctors didn't know what the abnormality was, or if the infant would need lifesaving
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16. FAQ: Pregnancy Complications and Your Heart
    
    Sept. 22, 2015 -- You may have seen headlines linking pregnancy complications such as high blood pressure and early delivery to a later risk of dying from heart disease. In a study published Monday, researchers found a link between the two -- and said the risk of later heart-disease death rises with
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17. Pregnancy Complications and Later Heart Disease
    
    By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Sept. 21, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- A complicated pregnancy may increase a woman's risk of dying from heart disease later in life, new research suggests. The risk is particularly high for women who've had more than one health problem during pregnancy, sai
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18. 'Organic Pollutants' Linked to Gestational Diabetes
    
    By Mary Elizabeth Dallas HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 16, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Women exposed to high levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in early pregnancy have a higher risk of developing gestational diabetes, new research from Greece suggests. These findings add to a growing body
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19. Pregnancy Intervals May Affect Autism Risk
    
    By Kathleen Doheny HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Sept. 14, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- The amount of time between a woman's pregnancies may matter when it comes to the possible risk of her children developing autism, new research suggests. "Children conceived in less than two years after the birth of thei
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20. X-Rays, Scans Generally Safe in Pregnancy: Report
    
    By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Sept. 3, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Radiation from X-rays and other medical imaging tests doesn't seem to pose a risk to pregnant women or their fetuses when used properly, researchers report. "While care should be taken to protect the fetus from exposure,
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